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Contents
UNIT 1 Your World p 5-16 2 Mysteries of the World p 17-28 3 Fit as a Fiddle p 31-42 4 Technological Marvels p 43-54 5 High-Flyers p 57-68 6 Living History p 69-80 7 Wild World p 83-94 8 Media Matters p 95-106 9 Making a Living p 109-120 10 See the World p 121-132 11 Crime Time p 135-146 12 You Are What You Wear p 147-158
To the Edge of Space; multiple-choice questions

Reading
The Power of Colour; multiple-choice questions The Mystery of the Maya; missing sentences

Vocabulary
people-related words, collocations & expressions, prepositions mystery-related words, phrasal verbs, word formation

Grammar
present simple, present continuous, stative verbs, articles past simple, past continuous, used to & would, be used to & get used to

REVIEW 1: Vocabulary & Grammar p 29-30

The Secrets of Long Life; multiple matching health- & tness-related words, prepositions, collocations & expressions technology-related words, word formation, phrasal verbs present perfect simple & present perfect continuous, for, since, lately, already, yet & still, countable & uncountable nouns, quantiers future simple, shall, be going to, future continuous & future perfect simple, temporals

REVIEW 2: Vocabulary & Grammar p 55-56

The Vision; missing sentences King Tuts Family Secrets; multiple-choice questions success- & ambitionrelated words, prepositions, collocations & expressions history-related words, phrasal verbs, word formation modals, semi-modals, modals perfect

past perfect simple & past perfect continuous, question tags, pronouns

REVIEW 3: Vocabulary & Grammar p 81-82

Freaky Forces of Nature; multiple matching advertisements; multiple-choice questions natural disaster-related words, collocations & expressions, prepositions media-related words, phrasal verbs, word formation gerunds & innitives, make & let, comparison of adjectives & adverbs, too, enough, so & such passive voice: tenses, gerunds, innitives & modals

REVIEW 4: Vocabulary & Grammar p 107-108

A Life in Pictures: an interview with Michael Yamashita; missing sentences Land of Fire and Ice; multiple-choice questions work-related words, collocations & expressions, prepositions holiday- & travel-related words, word formation & phrasal verbs reported speech: statements, questions, commands & requests, reporting verbs conditionals: zero, rst, second & third, mixed conditionals

REVIEW 5: Vocabulary & Grammar p 133-134

Littledean Jail; multiple-choice questions The Decade That Fashion Forgot; multiple matching crime-related words, collocations & expressions, prepositions fashion & shopping-related words, phrasal verbs, word formation relative clauses: dening & nondening causative, inversion, its (about/high) time

REVIEW 6: Vocabulary & Grammar p 159-160 Grammar Reference: Irregular Verbs: Writing Reference: Speaking Reference: Collocations & Expressions: Prepositions: Phrasal Verbs: 2 Speaking Information: p 161-175 p 176-177 p 178-185 p 186 p 187 p 188 p 189 p 190

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Listening
multiple-choice questions (pictures) multiple-choice questions

Speaking
talking about personalities, problem solving, recommending talking about mysteries, decision making, persuading & convincing

Writing
informal letter, using colourful idioms & phrasal verbs story, using adjectives and adverbs

DVD
Dreamtime Painters

Marfa Lights

note-taking

talking about stress, comparing photographs, sequencing ideas

article, giving advice

The Science of Stress

multiple-choice questions

talking about technology, comparing photographs, paraphrasing

email, clauses of reason & contrast

Solar Power

multiple matching

talking about ambition and success, decision making, expressing certainty & uncertainty talking about history, decision making, expressing an opinion

essay, presenting arguments informal letter, using qualiers

Crossing Antarctica

multiple-choice questions

Giza Pyramids

note-taking

talking about the natural world, comparing photographs, asking for clarication talking about the media, decision making, showing that you are listening

story, sequencing events essay, editing your work

Tornado Chase

multiple-choice questions (pictures)

History of Film

multiple matching

talking about work, comparing photographs, considering alternatives

report, presenting factual information

Wildre Photographers

multiple-choice questions

talking about holidays, stating preferences & giving reasons

article, adjectives

The Exciting Streets of Barcelona

multiple-choice questions

talking about crime, problem solving, suggesting alternatives talking about fashion, comparing photographs, giving yourself time to think

essay, brainstorming review, supporting your arguments

Cambodia Animal Rescue

multiple-choice questions

The Art of Making Silk